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December 02, 2017
Grassley, Ernst applaud tax bill's passage
WASHINGTON — The majority Republican Senate passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill early Saturday, marking it as the first major legislative victory for President Donald... -
December 02, 2017
Ernst and Grassley Respond to Senate Passing GOP Tax Plan
Early Saturday morning the U.S. Senate passed the GOP Tax Plan (H.R. 1) on a 51-49 vote. U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who both voted yes on the... -
November 30, 2017
Heitkamp, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Government Efficiency and Accountability
Bill would Improve the Way Inspector General Recommendations are Posted Online; this year Inspectors General Found over $20 Billion in Potential Taxpayer Savings Legislation would... -
November 29, 2017
Ernst Applauds Progress on Tax Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin debate on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “I am pleased that today we... -
It has been more than 30 years since the last time the United States comprehensively reformed our tax system. In that time, the length of the tax code has doubled to 2.4 million...
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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is among more than a dozen members of the Senate who have called on the U.S. Commerce Department to provide a financial impact analysis of how any...
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November 17, 2017
Bipartisan Investing in Opportunity Act Passes Out of Finance Committee
Washington, D.C. – In a major step toward helping distressed communities nationwide, the bipartisan Investing in Opportunity Act (IIOA) passed out of the... -
November 15, 2017
VIDEO: Sen. Ernst Talks Tax Reform on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today spoke on the Senate floor about the need to lower tax rates for middle and low-income Iowans. Additionally, the Iowa... -
November 13, 2017
Ernst, Grassley on GAO Report Findings on Drug Take-Back Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the findings of a study into the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) implementation of regulations... -
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has introduced legislation that would give the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) watchdog entity more power when federal regulations are...
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October 26, 2017
Senators Offer Bipartisan Bill to Increase Small Businesses Role in Regulatory Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, introduced the bipartisan... -
October 19, 2017
Senator Ernst Receives Key Commitments for Iowa from EPA Administrator Pruitt to Support the Spirit and the Letter of the RFS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to concerns U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) previously outlined, including in a meeting earlier this week, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... -
September 27, 2017
Ernst: Tax Reform Must Put Iowa’s Families, Individuals, and Small Businesses First
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued a statement on the framework for tax reform: “Our loophole-ridden and outdated tax code is a prime... -
RMA Armament hosted Sen. Joni Ernst for a visit Thursday. Ernst toured the facility, took a turn firing at one of RMA's armored plates and had a short meeting with RMA CEO Blake...
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August 02, 2017
Sens. Ernst and Gillibrand’s Women-Owned Small Business Opportunities Legislation Approved by Small Business Committee
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) bipartisan... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), members of the Senate Opportunity Coalition, announced they will introduce the Economic...
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June 14, 2017
Senator Ernst Continued to Push to Expand Access to E15
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, continued to push for legislation she cosponsored that would... -
June 12, 2017
Ernst Applauds End of Ban on U.S. Beef Imports to China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement on the news...